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Category: Sworn Enemy

Old Stuff and New Stuff

Old Books This spring at a book signing, I realized that it’s hard to get paperback copies of some of … More

Amazon, Historical Fiction, Publishing Process, Website

January Review Drive

Reviews are huge for an author. They provide encouragement on those days when you wonder if all the time you … More

Book Reviews, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, writing

Ebook Sale

I am thrilled to announce a special ebook sale for my WWII trilogy. Now through November 30th (Cyber Monday), Espionage, … More

Deadly Alliance, Espionage, Historical Fiction, Kindle Books, Literature, sale, spy thrillers, Sworn Enemy, The Rules in Rome, WWII

Paperback sale

Two of my books, Sworn Enemy and Deadly Alliance, are currently on sale in paperback format at Seagull Book. If you’re looking … More

Deadly Alliance, sale, Seagull Book, Sworn Enemy

The Good Word Podcast

This past spring I was interviewed on the Good Word Podcast. The host, Nick Galieti, interviewed as many of the … More

Historical Fiction, The Good Word Podcast, Whitney Awards, writing, WWII

Just in Time for Christmas Shopping . . .

I’m excited to announce that my publisher has packaged my first three novels together as an ebook and is offering … More

Book Covers, Book Launch, Historical Fiction, Literature

A Post about Book Covers

Last Friday my next book, Deadly Alliance, went to the printer. It has front-cover artwork, a back-cover blurb, and it’s … More

Book Covers, Publishing Process

How to Code Messages Like a WWII Spy

This blog post will take you through the steps of encoding a message using double transposition, just like British and … More

Coding, Double Transposition, Gestapo, Henry V, Leo Marks, Poem Code, SOE, Special Operations Executive, Spies, WOKs, WWII

Writing from the Opposite Gender’s Point of View

Another writer recently asked me for advice. He’s writing a novel with several point of view (POV) characters, including some … More

POV, Whitney Awards, Writers Resources

Happy Memorial Day and some Sworn Enemy Links

Memorial Day I know it’s not Memorial Day yet, but the weekend is about to start, and I expect most … More

Arlington National Cemetery, Columbia Basin Herald, Memorial Day, Remembrance, The Good Word Podcast

Storymakers Wrap-up

I had a fun weekend hanging out with some of my writing friends and meeting new people at the tenth annual … More

Anne Perry, Character Development, Historical Fiction, LDStorymakers, Teaching, Whitney Awards, writing

Sweeney Todd, Sherlock Holmes, and Stephen Ambrose

A friend of mine asked me about the name of one of my characters, Sherlock. He’s in Sworn Enemy, a … More

Character Development, History, Nicknames, Paratroopers, Pegasus Bridge, Sherlock Holmes, Stephen Ambrose, Sweeney Todd

Sworn Enemy Launch

My new book is out! The paperback and audio versions began making their way into book stores the first week … More

Book Launch, Goodreads

March Madness: Creating Flawed (but likeable) Characters

No, I’m not writing about basketball (sorry). I’m writing about writing, over at a friend’s blog. I hope you’ll take … More

Character Development, March Book Madness, Rebecca Belliston, Whitney Awards, writing

Cover Reveal: Sworn Enemy

Here’s the cover for my new novel coming out in April: And here’s what will appear on the back cover: … More

BAR, Book Covers, Browing Automatic Rifles

What’s in a Name? Part Two: Commander Courage and Other Names That Border on Perfection

I recently read an article about the first naval battle of Narvik, which took place in April 1940 between British … More

History, Narvik, Naval Battles, Norway, Ofotfjord, Royal Navy, WWII

My New Maps

I didn’t have a map for my first novel, Espionage. Most of the novel took place in Calais, France, so … More

Briana Shawcroft, France, Maps, Romania, WWII

Typos and Plot Holes: An Ode to Error

For this blog post, I’m going to make fun of myself and some of the crazy stuff I find in … More

Editing, Humor, Revisions, Typos

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop, week 20

There are the books everyone talks about: Twilight, Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Gray. But what about all those books … More

Blog Hops, Charissa Stastny, Literature, Michelle Renae Anderson, Rebecca Jamison, Stephanie Worlton

How to cut out 16% of your manuscript and still like your novel

This spring I submitted novel number two to my publisher. They took a few months to look it over and … More

Editing, Publishing Process, Revisions

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